Minimum legal sales age for e-cigarettes: A qualitative study on the implementation of model policy components.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

All 50 states have e-cigarette minimum legal sales age (MLSA) policies. In 2019, national tobacco control organizations released a model MLSA policy providing guidance on how tobacco policies should be structured to effectively prevent underage sales. We explored state e-cigarette MLSA implementation in relation to the model policy.

Methods

Key informant (KI) interviews were conducted with state personnel involved in MLSA implementation from a purposive sample of states. Informants were asked about policy components, implementation facilitators, challenges, and processes, based on Bullock's determinants of policy implementation framework. Interviews were coded by framework domains and analyzed for themes related to implementing model policy components. Key compo

SUBMITTER: Chadwick G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694347 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature